Best One Year Poems

Well, it has been one year since I joined Poetry Soup.
I smile now, because I have met this wonderfully diverse group.

August 7th, 2013 was a day that would change my life.
I finally found the place where I could express my cares and strife.

I know that...

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(the sequel to A Christmas Story Told By The Dog)

Twas the night before Christmas just one year ago,
When we had that commotion outside in the snow,
With reindeer a-runnin' this way and that,
And a strange obese man in a red suit and hat;

Who'd snuck down the...

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Boston Strong 2014
                  One Year Later


There is a strength in compassion,
a courage in the compassionate,
not a faint desire to be of service
but a triggered response.

There is a power...

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We raced on our sleds down hills of snow
and skated on ice as winds would blow.
How lovely it was; how crisp and clear!
A season so special was Christmas one year

Gift-gifting with those I was able to meet
at our big reunion. What a treat
to have all...

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The Enquiry
Is over

They did not find
the missing and murdered
whatever 
they were looking for
But every woman knows

Why

There are so many
missing and murdered
Aboriginal women
As every woman knows

Why

There will never be
an Enquiry
into the men
who murder women




June 5th, 2019...

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January cools thoughts with drifts of snow and clouds
Floating aimlessly, nomadic

February thrills hearts with frosts of icy cold
Glazed pines, emerald dreams

March encourages tenderness with twisting winds
Caressing spirits, inspirational

April whispers joy through the soul, miracles grow
Revealing serenity, blooming peace

May sighs on the morning sun, tempting freedom
Wings...

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365 days of the Alcohol Experiment
After 30 days the need to continue was evident.

Italian adventure to Rome Florence and Venice, cosy restaurants and no wine a penance!
Elation on completion of a holiday with alcohol deletion.
Real rest, renewal and recuperation.
Not hangovers, exhaustion and a turn to...

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Today I turn one on poetrysoup 
Today I want to say thank you
ASANTI 
To all my friends here on soup
I remember the first poem I posted
I wasn't sure about being on a poetry website
Uncomfortable,  trust issues, new, lack of knowledge,.....you know all those things...

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It was one year ago today when four innocent people were shot.
The killer thought if he killed the witnesses he'd get away with it but he did not.
Two of those unfortunate people died but the other two survived.
They would've all perished if the Paramedics hadn't...

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Sitting in the corner of a crowded room,
thinking back to that saddening day,
one year went much too soon,
a year since I let her fall away.
So much around me has changed,
yet my mind seems to have not,
a world of imprisonment so strange,
but even this couldn't change...

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Yellow Letter Pad

In the environs of Kashmir our romance unfurled
As we sat honey eyed in our celestial world
Time had stopped running and lovingly slowed
A year had gone by and our unsurmountable joy glowed
As we held hands in the dim lights of the balcony's corner
Of a...

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10/18/2007         To Krista,    love, Karen

When good things try to scare us with things we don’t deserve
Sometimes we still believe our lies and never find the nerve
To proudly stand and take the coin
That proves our...

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Here we are still without you
one year later, there has never been a pain any greater
Daily, we remember your sound
your smile and the way you felt
I am so sorry for the hand you were dealt
We miss you so much it's unreal
To have you back we...

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ONE YEAR TO LIVE

What if I was told by God I had one year to live,
And not a doctor with that news that he was told to give?
What if God would clearly say that one year from today
I could be kneeling at His throne, in...

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Would you give up on God?
Family?
Friends?
Or even yourself?
What would you do?
That’s for you to decide.
Would you pray?
Give up on faith?
Or even your own morals?
I would do:
Pray to God.
Try to find love.
And even have faith to live.
What would u do?
Only you can answer that question.
So what...

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